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A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate trade in giraffes and tighten protections for endangered animals including elephants, triggering a threat from disgruntled southern African nations to leave an international treaty.Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) wrapped up a 12-day meeting in Geneva on Wednesday after approving a long list of proposals to tighten protections.

The Taycan is scheduled to be released on Sept. 4. Its encouraging performance attributes make it one of the challengers for the Tesla Model S. Though it is a worthy opponent, preliminary analyses shows the Model S is better in the performance department.

China may become the first country in the world to operate pilotless passenger flights if a local start up’s plan turns out successful.

The U.S. Navy destroyer Wayne E. Meyer sailed through the disputed waters of the South China Sea.

The New York Knicks could be making roster changes soon with reports of Malcolm Delaney will be working out with them soon.

According to a statement from the airline, the crew was preparing passengers to board the flight when they noticed smoke from the front of the flight. This prompted an emergency evacuation.

A mobile version of the hit MOBA game “League Of Legends” has been spotted online, potentially leaking the game.

A European business group has warned that foreign business are ill-prepared for a new rating system in China

Thomas Cook's alternative route is Chinese

As the problems play out in the South China Sea between China and its two southern neighbors, Vietnam and the Philippines, it is interesting to see how the two smaller countries approach the problem. The Nikkei Asian Review reports that Vietnam will seek a “peaceful solution” while the Philippines continues to complain that it has a “very weak” military capability to stop any territory from Chinese intrusion.

China's Catholics have for decades been split between a government-run association and an unofficial underground church loyal to the Vatican

From matcha ice cream to cake and chocolate, producers of traditional Japanese green tea are capitalising on growing global interest in its flavour -- even as demand for the drink declines at home.At Shigehiko Suzuki's tea shop in central Japan, adorned with a traditional "noren" drape, the customers are flooding in but more to scoop up gelato or cake than to sip the bright-green tea.In 1998, Suzuki's company Marushichi Seicha started making powdered matcha green tea -- traditionally made using a bamboo whisk in a tiny room. The firm now exports 30 tonnes of green tea to the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Australia will be put to the test at the World Cup with Canada, Lithuania and Senegal also in what is widely considered the competition's 'Group of Death'

A new video claiming to be the actual iPhone 11 Pro has just been leaked. Could it be the real iPhone?

Huawei's ban may not affect its international growth in the long run due to the company’s developments this year.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk will reveal his company's first Made-in-China EV, a Model 3 luxury sedan, in Shanghai on Thursday.

The yield curve inversion continues, signaling an imminent recession by 2021.

Unhappy economic news out of Germany helped dampen spirits

Bill Dudley said Trump's trade war had been 'disastrous'

Jeremy Lin has reportedly signed with the Beijing Shougang Ducks in the CBA.

Bill Dudley said Trump's trade war had been 'disastrous'